Description

Job Summary

The Clinical Research Nurse will support on-going multi-year projects related to electronic cigarette use. The primary focus will be on the execution of study protocols by performing clinical tasks such as bio-sample collection (saliva, urine, blood), preparation, and storage, as well as participant care insofar as adverse event tracking and contingency planning. Additional responsibilities relate to research study management, including submitting IRB and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) application and obtaining approval, participant recruitment, education, and oral and written communication; weekly updates at team meetings, data collection, storage, preparation, and analysis.

Job Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Nurse will be expected to be our team's local authority on the medical aspects of study protocol execution and will be relied upon for broader team communication of medical concerns and also decision making.
Conducting and supporting participant visits (data and bio-sample collection)
Reviewing study procedures to ensure compliance with GCP and general good medical practice
Participant recruitment including outreach and candidate tracking

Required Qualifications

NCLEX-RN certification required (registered nurse)
3 years nursing experience with at least one of the three years as a clinical research nurse
Computer literacy: Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Slack

PLEASE NOTE: The individual hired for this position will be required to have a pre-employment Motor Vehicle check, and the Motor Vehicle Report must clear RIT's Safe Driving Policy. (see Page 4)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with regulatory policy regarding tobacco products

Department/College Description

Mechanical Engineering is one of six departments in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE). Other programs include Electrical, Computer, Biomedical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering. The college houses five PhD programs: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Microsystems Engineering. There are over 100 faculty in the college with research areas including 3D printing, robotics, manufacturing, materials, nano-bio sensors, machine learning, tissue engineering and aerosol and particle physics. The Kate Gleason College of Engineering is the nation's premier career-oriented college of engineering, with one of the oldest and largest mandatory coop programs in the world, with over 3,000 undergraduate and over 600 graduate students.

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.